Hello, I'm 31 and I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 5. It never got quite bad enough to warrant a brace, thank goodness, but I did see an orthopedic doctor every six months from the ages of 7 - 15 (1979 - 1987.)
I was wondering if anyone here had bad experiences with a scoliosis doctor during the 1970s or 1980s? For me, it was nothing short of a nightmare. The doctor insisted that I vigorously exercise two hours every day, and it had to be either swimming, cross country skiing or these horrible floor exercises. I did it. But if my back got worse between visits, the doctor would verbally berate me, saying "you must not be doing your exercises, or else your back wouldn't be worse." He also took numerous x-rays of my back almost every visit (every six months), so now I am at increased risk for cancer, especially internal organ cancer. I could go on and on, but I won't. I really feel that part of my childhood was robbed because of this.
Has anyone else here had similar experiences?
I was wondering if anyone here had bad experiences with a scoliosis doctor during the 1970s or 1980s? For me, it was nothing short of a nightmare. The doctor insisted that I vigorously exercise two hours every day, and it had to be either swimming, cross country skiing or these horrible floor exercises. I did it. But if my back got worse between visits, the doctor would verbally berate me, saying "you must not be doing your exercises, or else your back wouldn't be worse." He also took numerous x-rays of my back almost every visit (every six months), so now I am at increased risk for cancer, especially internal organ cancer. I could go on and on, but I won't. I really feel that part of my childhood was robbed because of this.
Has anyone else here had similar experiences?
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